Public water system · WA5311857
ActiveKey Peninsula Lutheran Church
At a glance
Key Peninsula Lutheran Church (PWSID WA5311857) is an active transient non-community water system in Pierce County, Washington. It reports serving 41 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 1992.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
41
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Key Peninsula Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Pierce County?
By EPA's size categories, Key Peninsula Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pierce County has 358 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,335 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,193,797 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Key Peninsula Lutheran Church is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Washington has 1,913 active transient non-community water systems, 41% of the state's 4,705 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,370 Washington systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Key Peninsula Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Key Peninsula Lutheran Church as privately owned. The WA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 257 of the 358 active systems in Pierce County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Key Peninsula Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 1992. The violations listed here began between August 1992 and November 1992. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Key Peninsula Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Key Peninsula Lutheran Church?
Key Peninsula Lutheran Church (PWSID WA5311857) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Key Peninsula Lutheran Church serve?
Key Peninsula Lutheran Church reports serving 41 people through 5 service connections in Pierce County, Washington.
Where does Key Peninsula Lutheran Church get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Key Peninsula Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 1992. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Key Peninsula Lutheran Church's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 1992. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Key Peninsula Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Key Peninsula Lutheran Church is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Pierce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Water Division City of | Pierce | 446,170 | Community | Surface water |
| Puyallup City of | Pierce | 94,520 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakewood Water District | Pierce | 82,425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southwood | Pierce | 64,155 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bonney Lake Water Department City | Pierce | 43,371 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Firgrove Mutual Inc. | Pierce | 36,168 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Key Peninsula Lutheran Church, PWSID WA5311857, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/key-peninsula-lutheran-church-wa5311857 (data as of October 1, 2026).